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ASEAN LAW STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (ALSA) is a regional, being South East Asian, organization, comprises of members from over 50 law schools.
National Committe in South East Asia :
1. Indonesia
2. Malaysia
3. Philippines
4. Thailand
5. Singapore
Local Committee in Indonesia :
1. Diponegoro University
2. Gajah Mada University
3. Airlangga University
4. Indonesia University
5. Pajajaran University
6. Soedirman University
7. Brawijaya University
8. Jember University
9. Sriwijaya University
10. Hassanuddin University
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The idea of forming an association for law students of ASEAN originated during an Indonesian law students conference, which was then realized by the first ASEAN Law Students' Conference in 1989, held in Jakarta.
1. In the conference, the ASEAN Law Students' Association was established.
2. In the 3rd ALSC held in Manila, it was decided that the Secretariat shall be stationed in Jakarta, subject to three-yearly review, hoping that the relation and co-operation with ASEAN can be intensified and enhanced.
3. In 1994, and confirmed in 1997, the ASEAN Standing Committee approved ALSA's request to become an ASEAN NGO.
Such membership provide ALSA with the following facilities and opportunities:
1. To submit written statements or recommendations and views of policy matters or on significant events or regional or international concern, to the ASEAN Standing Committee;
2. To submit its own project proposal s for third party funding to be channeled through the ASEAN Secretariat to the Standing Committee for approval;
3. To access to the ASEAN documents on a selective basis in consultation with the ASEAN Secretariat on a purpose of research;
4. To use the facilities of the ASEAN Secretariat for its official meetings and activities; and
5. To be invited to certain ASEAN Sub-Committee meetings.
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1. To foster better relation and cooperation and to enhance mutual understanding among law students of ASEAN member countries;
2. To help law students better appreciate the different social and economic condition existing in member countries;
3. To promote the discussion of pertinent legal issues that arise in ASEAN, as well as the exchange of information on the laws, legal system, and legal development in ASEAN;
4. To cooperate with international, regional, national, and other organizations in furtherance of the aforementioned objectives
Bearing in mind the spirit co-operation and understanding among members, ALSA maintains a strictly non-political characters.
Any acts done or representation made by any member which suggest otherwise is deemed invalid and not binding on other members of ALSA.
In carrying out it's objectives, ALSA consists of 4 (four) bodies, each having different functions and tasks, comprised of:
1. General Assembly, the highest decision making body of ALSA;
2. Governing Council, consisting of President, Vice-President, Secretary General, and Chairmen of National Committees, whose duties are to execute and implement all policies and decisions made by the General Assembly or by the Governing Council itself when acting within its own authority;
3. The Secretariat, headed by Secretary General, which is responsible for the general administration of ALSA;
4. Chairmen of National Committees, which are responsible for the coordination and supervision of ALSA activities at their respective national level. Since Local Committee may also be established at the university (law school or law faculty) level, the respective National Committee is also responsible for the dissemination of the pertinent information to those Local Committee.
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ALSA is important for several reasons:
Firstly, it is a most convenient avenue through which law students of the region could find out about the different legal system, legal education system and culture among other ASEAN countries.
Secondly, as economy in the region expands, there is greater need for lawyers to establish contacts with other lawyers, businessmen, and officers from the neighboring countries and ALSA provides a good starting ground for law students to gain contacts at a students stage for their lives.
Thirdly, ALSA provides invaluable to how different people from different ASEAN member countries work. This is essentials which would certainly result in more occasions where local lawyers would have to work with other lawyers, businessmen and officers from the region.
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ASEAN LAW STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION
LOCAL COMMITTEE OF DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY
JL. IMAM BARDJO, S.H. NO. 1 SEMARANG, JAWA TENGAH 50241 |
